He's Here!

Michael Addison was born Thursday,September 9, 2010 at 8:05 am. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz. and he is 20 inches long. Michael was born on my Grandpa's birthday...95 years later! Adam and I were very blessed to be present at birth and to hold him right away. We spent his first 32 hours with him and Brandy in the hospital. We are looking so forward to and very anxiously awaiting 4:00 this afternoon when we will have our Entrustment Ceremony and bring him home!! My favorite fatherhood quote from Adam, "I didn't know so much poop can come out of something so small!" Here are some pics from Michael's birth day! I didn't have time to edit, so to view them in chronological order, start from the bottom.

Already holding on tight to Daddy!

Almost Here - Ripe for the Picking

In just 5 short (or long) days we will finally meet our child that God has hand-picked just for us. As my friend recently reminded me, Michael has a GOD STORY. At a Beth Moore event we attended 2 years ago (as we were in the middle of struggling with our infertility) Beth actually spoke about infertility and said, "Blessed are you who what comes so easily (naturally) to others comes Super-Naturally (from God) to you." I have held onto that ever since. One of my Dad's favorite preachers is Adrian Rogers, who is in heaven now. While we were with Dad last weekend, he of course couldn't go to church on Sunday, so we watched Adrian Rogers on TV. He has been gone for 4 years, but he was such an anointed preacher his sermons are still aired. Dad was very moved by this particular sermon, it touched him greatly. I was reminded of something Adrian once said, "Delays are not denials. We cannot pick our blessings before they are ripe." So glad my baby is now ripe for the picking!
I find myself crying all the time. I think I have every emotion possible right now: anxiety, excitement, fear, relief, happiness, sadness (for Brandy), overwhelming joy, you name it, I've got it! I'm sure I will explode at the hospital with the...UGLY CRY! So much for great pictures! ;)
As I await Michael's arrival I spend some time each evening sitting in his room and rocking in the chair. I pray for him, read his books, look at all the cool gifts he has been given and just long for him. He's almost here ~ thank you Jesus!

What a Mighty God!

We had a bit of a scare this week. On Tuesday we went with Brandy for an ultrasound, fully expecting everything to be fine. Brandy had a tremendous amount of amniotic fluid and Michael's stomach couldn't be seen...nor was his stomach seen on the previous ultrasound weeks earlier. So the concern was that Michael may have a swallowing problem and was not swallowing the amniotic fluid. So we prayed and had everyone we knew praying. Well today we went to a specialist that has a super duper ultrasound machine and guess what ~ we could clearly see Michael's stomach. It would fill up and empty, just like it should! THANK YOU GOD!! The doctor checked out everything possible with his ultrasound machine and Michael is doing just fine! He has a head full of hair too! The doctor is convinced the excessive fluid is due to Brandy eating too many carbs and sugary foods/drinks. She has orders to eat protein & veggies and drink lots of water. The doctor also said he will be very surprised if Brandy makes it to Sept. 9th. Our bags are packed and ready! Can't wait to meet Michael Addison!

Michael's Nursery

We are almost finished with Michael's nursery...just need a window treatment and a basket for toys/blankets and we'll be all set in there. It has been fun!

I have turned the ladder to the playroom into a bookshelf for now.

Showered with LOVE

Here are just a few pics from the BEAUTIFUL baby shower our church gave us today. I'll be receiving the photos from the "official" photographer soon, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek! I just shot a few pics before the shower began on my camera. These sweet ladies worked so hard and I feel so special. Thank you from the bottom of my heart girls ~ I love you!

All of the decorations (cake included) were inspired from Michael's bedding quilt.

My Hostesses!

Michael's Crib

We (I mean Adam...I assisted) put Michael's crib together this weekend. It was a much simpler task than we thought it would be. The hard work is yet to be done...removing all those silly warning stickers that were plastered ALL OVER the crib. It is going take a lot of elbow grease to remove them!



Can you say tight fit?


Opening the box.


Lots of packaging...what a mess!


The pieces...


The hardware...


The directions...


The assembler...


The CRIB!

What a Feeling!

So I went with Brandy to her doctor's appointment today, and as we were sitting in the waiting room, she took my hand and placed it on her belly. I then felt the most amazing feeling ever ~ I felt Michael move! He is a very busy little guy in there. I also heard his heartbeat again...wow, just an awesome day!
Her check-up went well and the doctor is scheduling Brandy's C-section for Thursday, September 9!! Seven weeks from today I will get to meet my son!
I took her to lunch at Chili's and really enjoyed having girl time with her and getting to know each other better. When we got back to Safe Haven I went in and she gave me another gift. She had received a really cute diaper bag FULL of baby goodies from her HOPE class ~ can't wait to use them all! She is just so generous and a wonderful blessing. Before I left I bent down to her belly, rubbed my baby and told him I loved him. September 9 can't get here fast enough!
Thank you for your continued prayers over her and Michael.